# Study of a Courtier

**Carlo Randanini** (Italian)  
1877  
watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard  
14 x 9 in. (35.6 x 22.9 cm)

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1930.12.45. [The museum's record](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=20369).

## About this work

Carlo Randanini painted this in 1877. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Watercolour.** Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.

### [Carlo Randanini](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/carlo-randanini)

Italian

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Real size: about 14 × 9 in (36 × 23 cm). The 11 × 14 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: Weapons, Swords, Occupations, Clothing and dress, Figure male, Aristocracy (Social class), History
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1887.jpg?dl=1
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- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/study-of-a-courtier-si-saam-1930-12-45).